Jobs as Caregivers in Canada

  Canada

• British Columbia: 
Vancouver,  Tofino,  Victoria,  Courtenay,  Nelson,  Langley,  Kelowna,  Whistler,  Merritt,  Vernon,  Kamloops,  Clearwater,  Duncan,  Golden,  Oyama,  Port McNeill,  Salmon Arm,  Sooke,  Tatla Lake,  Surrey,  Vanderhoof,  Westbank,  Abbotsford
• Alberta: 
Edmonton,  Calgary,  Jasper,  Banff,  Canmore,  Lethbridge,  Grande Prairie,  Medicine Hat,  Cochrane

Length of Position: At least 1 year commitment

Description: Paragon-Personnel provides assisted care for seniors in their own home setting and home care assistance to people recuperating from injury or long illness or after discharge from hospital. Our services can be provided anywhere you need them: your own home, the hospital, rehabilitation center, nursing home, etc...

We offer three levels of home support:
* Personal care
Personal assistance with: bathing, dressing, grooming,medication reminders, wound dressing, post surgery recovery and more.

* Companionship
In home companion and social activities partner for daytime outings like walk in the park, visiting an old friend or attending social events.

* Homemaker
To perform general household tasks like housekeeping, laundry, changing beds, grocery shopping etc.

Highlights: Successful applicants receive an employment authorization allowing them to work in Canada as live-in caregivers. After two years of employment, which must be completed within three years of the caregiver's arrival in Canada, program participants can apply in Canada to become permanent residents. They may be granted permanent resident status provided they meet certain requirements.

Qualifications: The 'Live-in Caregiver Program' (LCP) provides professional caregivers for employment in Canada. Caregivers are individuals who are qualified to care independently for children, the elderly or people who have disabilities. There are three main requirements you will have to meet to qualify under the Live-in caregiver program:

1. Successful completion of the equivalent of a Canadian high school education.

This requirement will help to ensure that participants who apply for permanent residence after two years will be able to succeed in the general labour market. Studies indicate that the majority of new jobs in Canada require at least a high school education.

2. Six months of full-time training or 12 months of experience in paid employment in a field or occupation related to the job you are seeking as a live-in caregiver.

You may have gained your training or experience in early childhood education, geriatric care, pediatric nursing or first aid, to name a few areas or you have completed your training as part of your formal education. In order to meet the criteria for experience, you must have completed one year of full-time paid employment, including at least six months of continuous employment with one employer in that field of occupation. This experience must have been obtained within the three years immediately prior to the day on which you submit an application for an employment authorization to a visa officer.

3. Ability to speak, read and understand either English or French.

You must be able to function independently in a home setting. For example, you must be able to contact emergency services if required and to understand labels on medication. You will be unsupervised for most of the day and may be put in a position of having to communicate with someone outside the home. A good knowledge of English or French will also enable you to read and understand for yourself what your rights and obligations are.

Minimum Education: High School

Salary / Pay: $8-$25/hr - depending on experience

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Canada Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Written Application

Paragon Personnel's Mission Statement: Paragon Personnel is a nanny placement agency in Vancouver, Canada recruiting and placing nannies or caregivers for the last 28 years. We aim to help a family find the right nanny/caregiver. Our work is focused on the parents needs so we can match them with the nanny/caregiver that meets their requirements.

Year Founded: 1980